north korea is condemned for test firing a ballistic missile, the first since donald trump took office. tonight the regime of kim jong—un said the launch of the missile, which fell into the sea of japan, had been a success. but, in response, president trump says america will defend its friends. the united states of america stands behind japan the united states of america stands behindjapan and, the united states of america stands behind japan and, its great ally, 100%. it is thought the north korean missile may have been capable of hitting us military bases in the pacific. also tonight: several retired bishops accuse the church of england of ignoring the views of gay and lesbian christians. and france in front. the french do just enough against scotland to win a tight six nations clash in paris. the bafta is awarded to la la land.

and the feel—good musical hit all the right notes, winning five baftas at tonight's film awards. good evening. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea for test—firing a ballistic missile, the first such launch since donald trump entered the white house. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, said it was intolerable, while mr trump said the us would back japan 100%. tonight north korea claimed the missile, which travelled around 300 miles before falling into the sea of japan, had been successfully tested. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes contains some flash photography. this is the launch of a musudan ballistic missile, the same type

that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan early this morning. today's launch was almost certainly timed so that north korea's dictator, kim jong—un, could crash a weekend party taking place on the other side of the world. president donald trump and japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend golfing in florida. mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion. translation: north korea's most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the relevant united nations security council resolutions. in his response, president trump seemed less certain. even neglecting to condemn the north korean launch. thank you very much, mr prime minister. i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan,

its great ally, 100%. thank you. kim jong—un recently promised to test a much more powerful intercontinental missile. president trump has vowed that will not happen, but it is not clear how he intends to stop it. north korea already has short—range missiles capable of hitting south korea, and medium—range missiles capable of hitting japan. the musudan is an intermediate—range missile, which may be able to hit us bases in guam. the ultimate goal is a so—called icbm, able to hit parts of the united states and australia. for more than 20 years, the outside world has been trying to stop north korea, with tighter and tighter sanctions. but it has been a complete failure. the border with china remains open, and trade is flourishing. the us and its allies will now move

to tighten sanctions further, and accelerate the deployment of new anti—missile systems in south korea and japan. but no—one seems to have any idea how to stop north korea from becoming a fully—fledged nuclear—missile—armed state. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. our correspondent david willis is in washington. president trump says america will back japan 100%. are there president trump says america will backjapan 100%. are there any more clues about how he plans to deal with north korea 7 clues about how he plans to deal with north korea? i shouldjust tell you that a short while ago the north korean news agency hailed as missile test our success. as far as the response from the white house is concerned, well, it has limited its response to a pledge of support for america's allies in the region. at

disconcerting but this missile test may be for countries like japan and south korea, it also sends a shot across the boughs of the trump administration, for the simple reason that it is widely thought that north korea could bejust a reason that it is widely thought that north korea could be just a few yea rs that north korea could be just a few years away from developing a nuclear missile capable of hitting the united states of america —— bows. all of which makes this whole thing a great more pressing for the new administration. now, previous presidents have tried sanctions, they have tried talks, and neither of which have succeeded in reining in north korea's nuclear ambitions. president trump said on the campaign trail he would be willing to sit down over hamburgers with kim jong—un. but whatever direction he decides to take, clive, he has to do something that previous presidents have failed to do, and he has to do it pretty quickly. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, insists he remains impartial in performing his duties, despite saying he voted remain in the eu referendum. the revelation has led to renewed calls for him to stand down, as our political correspondent

chris mason reports. the speaker — a role with a history dating back to at least the 14th century. order, order. sitting between the political parties, chairing debates, but, for the second time in a week, it isjohn bercow‘s opinions that have generated attention. talking to students at the university of reading, he said eu migration had been a good thing, and added... this may not be popular with some people in this audience. personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not. mr bercow had already irritated some by accusing president trump of racism and sexism. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump. some mps loved that, but his critics are repeating he must be replaced.

i'm incredibly surprised that the speaker now has expressed views on a number of issues, on brexit, on immigration, on state visit, on diplomacy. he is incapable of impartially chairing debates in the house of commons now, and must go. a spokeswoman for the speaker told me he decided not to say anything during the referendum campaign, and is scrupulously that when chairing debates. this minister agreed. is scrupulously that when chairing debates. this minister agreedlj is scrupulously that when chairing debates. this minister agreed. i had lots of interaction with david cameron and in that time the speaker was never afraid to ask the eu difficult questions. plenty of mps remain in the bercow, on his side. i'm confident thatjohn bercow has the numbers and support across the parties to see off this

attempt by a handful of crusty tories to unseat him. the speaker's job description makes clear he is obliged to be politically impartial, but, for now at least, he doesn't appear to be at much risk of being toppled. chris mason, bbc news. it is being claimed labour has plenty of potential leaders waiting in the wings, should jeremy corbyn choose to stand down as leader. one of the party's election co—ordinators also suggested mr corbyn could leave before the expected 2020 general election. the comments came in response to the news that labour has been assessing the popularity of shadow cabinet members in focus groups with the public. emergency crews in australia are battling more than 90 wildfires burning across parts of new south wales. homes have been evacuated and roads closed. the affected areas have seen record—breaking temperatures of more than 45 degrees celsius in recent days. 14 retired anglican bishops have accused the church of ignoring

the views of gay christians. in an open letter, they said an official report into the church of england's position on homosexuality didn't contain authentic voices from the gay and lesbian community. the letter comes ahead of meeting of the general synod later this week, the body which approves church law. here is our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. if the church of england was tempted to believe that its recent report on same—sex marriage had settled the matter, then this letter is an indication that the issue is still tearing at the heart of church unity. the peace of the lord be always with you. the letter says that the house of bishops report, which maintains that marriage is between a man and a woman, is not sufficiently inclusive. one of the signatories says members

of the lgbt community have been betrayed by the process. of the people that entered those conversations, knowing that they would have to reveal themselves in a circumstance in which that might — that might carry a price, in terms of their life and career, and they feel that what's come out here is a betrayal in the specific sense, that their voice is not heard. for some, attending morning worship in leeds, it is time for same—sex marriage to be allowed in church. the community of lgbti people has not been fully heard. and i just think that's a terrible sadness in terms of the broad life of the church. so long ago, people could change their mind about slavery,

even though it was in the bible. why can't they realise that we're real people who have real relationships? but for evangelical christians, even those who might be same—sex attracted, the critical issue is not inclusiveness, but obedience to scripture and tradition. the teaching of the bible says that we are all broken in different ways. all of us are broken in our sexuality in fact, whether that's homosexual or heterosexual. all of us have sexual desires that we need to say no to, for the sake of our integrity as christian disciples. the house of bishops has called for a change in tone and mutual respect. that will be put to the test on wednesday, when members of general synod will debate the issue. martin bashir, bbc news. this weekend, saudi arabia has played host to the director of the cia and the secretary general of the un, a reminder of the country's importance on the world stage. but the kingdom is undergoing

significant change. although it is the world's biggest oil producer, a prolonged period of low prices has put enormous pressure on the economy, and there are also attempts to modify some of the country's strict social customs, like the ban on women drivers. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports now from saudi arabia. a moment many have waited for. they call him the artist of arabs. he was allowed to sing live in his own country for the first time in years. it is the first of many concerts planned by a new ministry charged with bringing some fun to a conservative kingdom, one step at a time. look at the crowd, all manned. and some saudis don't want women at concerts like this —— all men.

concerts like this -- all men. yes, it is too much, and it is not good for the country. but the pace of change is picking up. dune bashing is one of the few thrills on offer at the weekend. there aren't any saudi women here today. it is quite a ride. i'm sure they would enjoy it. in this young country, two thirds of people are under 30. the bright lights of dubai or london are all too tempting. now their rulers, including a 31—year—old deputy crown prince, are trying to encourage them to spend their time and money at home. we are changing fast, but first of all we have to have women driving, and we have two have this. the winds of change started blowing from here. the empty quarter. the world's richest oilfields. no other

industry provides so much cash to the kingdom, 90% of its revenues. but low world prices cut those earnings in half, and that means an end to the state's largess. when i went to see the powerful oil minister in the capital, he admitted it wouldn't be easy. for sure, there will be pain. the old adage, no pain, no gain, is very much at play here. they are already hurting, they tell me, especially the middle class with the cuts to subsidies to fuel, the water. for sure, and what those pains will do is they will moan, mobilise people to do new things that they refuse to do. saudis have enjoyed cheap petrol, lavish perks, no taxes. the economic plan is ambitious, some say too ambitious. in the heart of riyadh, this is the

world's biggest metro project. to change the way people live, create jobs, including some for women. and there is equal opportunities for men and women to work yet? definitely, definitely equal opportunities. we have the same working hours, the same loads, and betting is equal. the progress takes different times in different countries. maybe we are not as fast as people would like us to be going but we are going as good as our nation and our citizens. there have been plans to change this country before, so there is scepticism as well. to the outside world, saudi arabia has long been viewed as a closed and conservative kingdom. it still is. but some things are clearly starting to change here. that doesn't include public discussion of its human rights record, or any political reform. but, for the majority of saudis, other issues seem to matter far more. now with all the sport,

at the bbc sport centre. clive, good evening. last season's champions, leicester city, are now struggling to stay in the premier league. they are just one place and one point above the relegation zone after a 2—0 defeat to swansea city. patrick gearey reports. ferry tales do not tend to have sequels. after the title win which shook up football, there has been no happy ever after for leicester. a fifth straight defeat and in the relegation fight yet still in the champions league, an honour or a distraction? we want to play well but we want to be safe in the premier league. 0ur target and aim is to stay in the premier league. no wonder, look at the numbers. they are on 21 points, one above the

bottom three. this time last year they were on top of the leak and on their way to the title. whatever happened? this their way to the title. whatever happened 7 this was their way to the title. whatever happened? this was after alljust last may. the juggernaut has lost its engine, golkar date was sold in the summer —— kante. the onus will be wary of the struggle they were in before the incredible rise. it has been a rollercoaster but they will not want to fall any further. chelsea are trying to replace leicester city as champions. they were held to a i—all draw by burnley thanks to an excellent equaliserfrom robbie brady. chelsea missed the chance to go 12 points clear at the top of the table but they do have a 10 point lead. scottish cup holders, hibernian, will face a fifth round replay against edinburgh rivals hearts,

after they drew 0—0. but rangers have booked their place in the quarter finals with a 2—1 win over greenock morton. martyn waghorn with the winner. rugby union's six nations is continuing to provide tense, tough contests. france and scotland were level with just ten minutes of their match remaining but france powered ahead to win 22 points to 16 and inflict a tenth straight defeat on scotland. adam wild reports. welcome to france, land of the giants, home of a rugby team built around a 150 stay in fact. scotland decided the best option was to distract them and the snake around them. stuart hawke is an expert at reading it. they had a slingshot in the form of lopez. the battery ram set to work. with every charge, they knew the scottish wall will weaken.

they spotted it and some breathing space. the game again to seal up once more. two penalties with the aim spot on. scotland gave chase early in the second half. tommy seymour took a punt and his luck was in. a chart to ease the extra point missed. phil russell's would have been emphatic in football but it was embarrassing in rugby. the task was simply too big. ireland are top of the women's six nations table after beating italy 27 points to 3. the best film talent gathered in london tonight or the after wars and

as predicted it was the romantic physical la la land took top honours. for tonight only, south kensington in london has been turned into its own version of la la land stock as hollywood royalty right... along with british royalty... the baftas. the heat and talk has been about damien chazelle's la la land. but there has been a backlash in the last few weeks with commentators saying maybe it is not as good as people say which may perhaps tonight we could get a surprise or two. 0r maybe not. and the bafta is awarded to la la land. it won four original music... cinematography... the best

director... thank you to the academy. this is an incredible honour. they smell... la la land. and lead an actress. emma stone for la la land fool ——. and lead an actress. emma stone for la la land fool --. this country, the us and the world seems to be going through a bit of time, just a bit, and... in a time that is so divisive i think it is really special that we were able to come together tonight thanks to bafta. her except in speech was in keeping with a genuine tone set by the winners. casey affleck was confessional. the reason that i act is because when i was a young kid my mother would take me to meetings for

children of alcoholics. acting has been that for me ever since. doing pretty good, considering?” been that for me ever since. doing pretty good, considering? ithink he's... pretty good, considering? ithink he's. .. yes. dev pretty good, considering? ithink he's... yes. dev patel pretty good, considering? ithink he's. .. yes. dev patel played pretty good, considering? ithink he's... yes. dev patel played best supporting actor. davis for the film about the african american experience in the 19505. the night finished on a lighter note courtesy to mel brooks. next up, the oscars in two weeks time in la la land. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel.but do stay with us on bbc1, it's now time for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is a bbc news.

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